Elliot wrote:Heck, changed my shirt and did a second 30 min. Had to set up an electric fan to simulate the cooling air flow of blistering speed. Not a peep from trick knee. Now rewarding myself with strawberries. Must stock up on strawberries.

Good job Anti-M!Isn't it sort of odd how the last block (or 1/4 mile, stretch, lap, or minute) is always a little iffy? Even if the middle part was longer or shorter than normal. It just gets a lot harder, when the finish line is in sight.

Planning to head to the Gym tonight, will be the second time in 3 months. The first being last week some time. Though, on a much brighter note, I haven't had a cigarette in almost exactly 72 hours. Everything I've read said that the nicotine 'withdrawal' is roughly 72 hours. After that its all habit to beat, so we shall see if everything gets easier in the next day or two.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

I just want to hug you guys for taking such good care of yourselves! I'm sappy, but I mean you no harm.

I am now two weeks and two days off of coffee. This is part of a new annual tradition to lower my blood pressure (an accidental discovery) and make coffee work extra well at the Burn and during the Winter. It seems to take two whole weeks(!) to be comfortable with the change, and it definitely hurts my mood at first, but I'm all right now. I still drink tea, though.

AntiM, I've never been able to get more than 2-3 months out of a lycra suit, but a thicker polyester suit has lasted more than twice that. Eventually they get a little baggy, but they don't get transparent.

My workouts have been very disorganized this week and last, and last week was not good at all, but I might still get three this week if I concentrate. I've eaten really well, so I that part is good.

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Do you figure its the Caffeine in the Coffee that makes your blood pressure go down? If so, I wonder why tea with caffeine wouldn't offset the affects.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

Coffee has significantly more caffeine than tea; so I think that's what's going on. I seem to sleep better without coffee, too. Even when the coffee is just in the morning. Wacky! . . . I honestly don't like knowing that my system is this aware and sensitive. I would prefer to be tough and impervious.

In the winter, all the bets are off. I have asked for a nice brushed stainless steel French Press for my birthday.

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Savannah wrote:Coffee has significantly more caffeine than tea; so I think that's what's going on. I seem to sleep better without coffee, too. Even when the coffee is just in the morning. Wacky! . . . I honestly don't like knowing that my system is this aware and sensitive. I would prefer to be tough and impervious.

In the winter, all the bets are off. I have asked for a nice brushed stainless steel French Press for my birthday.

Thats good to know. I always thought, some teas were about on par with coffee. But, I don't know shit about tea.

I haven't smoked in three days, and I haven't had a single good nights sleep since.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

There was a study that came out recently, got a lot of press, in which it was found that caffeine and other stimulants (I think amphetamines) given to slackers made them work harder, but given to natural hard workers made them into slackers. Is Larry an exceptionally hard worker?

Wait, I mean does he work exceptionally hard, not is he.... Disclaimer: I haven't read the actual paper, only the lay-person-friendly translations of it in the news, so I have no sense of its credibility.

If you want drama to stop following you everywhere, try letting go of the leash.

AntiM wrote:Larry has a form of adult ADD... he's complicated. It has been said of him that if he were re-incarnated, he'd come back as three people.

Heh... well, I can see hard worker and ADD being kind of similar, even though they might manifest differently. They're both about having a lot of energy, but they vary in terms of how focused it is.

And they treat ADD (at least in kids) with stimulants, I think. So... well, not quite sure where I was going with that. Just that somehow all these facts seem consistent in a way that makes me feel good.

If you want drama to stop following you everywhere, try letting go of the leash.

Caffeine is more complicated than one effect.Most of the studies are suspect or worse.

The only meaningful one I've seen, found that fatigued subjects worked faster, but made far more mistakes.Their conclusion was, that even when working as a stimulant, not effective.This was a military study, NOT funded by the coffee folks.

It can treat headaches, and cause them too, by restricting blood flow.It is particularly hard on those changing altitude, because it screws up all your fluid balances. (source Olympic Training Center)It messes with your heart, sleep, hydration and oxygenation, but fails as a stimulant as soon as your body adapts, which is quick.

Drink decaf (which has caffeine) and ritualize it to get that psychological kick your body will give you.

And if you need any motivation to do things, my dad isn't in the best shape and is walking two miles a day, which I can't seem to pull off.

On the good side, hobbling through the hospital, someone complimented me on my style of walking, in the funkadelic vein, I gather.I didn't have the heart to tell them it was probably just bad knees, but may be something remains...?